Rail-joint.



l. H. PEYTON.

RAIL JOINT. APPLICATIU'N FILED MAR. 30, I916. RENEWED MAY 28. I917 1146B 1 Patented N V. 20, 1917.

wemo I v faflncfi/ t'rraxv 1 J 1 Referringnow toltheidrawmgs, n ferals1-- and 2 design te -respectivelygthermeeting;

. ends oftwowrails, a rail.- chair, such as 3;-sup-,; .pjorting ,the--ends of the j int. Chair-.3; is provided; with: an upturned flange on jone side ofthe-ra-il,preferablypn the inner side,

I sa'id: flange be'ingdesignated-asg5, and beingf adapted-to vbe boltedto the-inner face ofthem rail. 1A space 4jbetween1the (rail and flange1,5. is provided, in 201,116! to allow for the un evenness of the railor chair =1" 1 r won the, opposite side, of -thei rail I;

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Application filed umhao, 1916, Serial No. 87,868. Renewed May 23,1917.Serial at. 171,573.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ISAAC H. Perms, a

citizen of the United States, residing at.

. also preventing the saggingof the rail ends I at the joint. I

Anotherobjectof this invention is to accomplish the above, result by theprovision of a device. that can-be quickly and easilyin stalled, and vwhich can be manufactured,

economically and at a comparatively small With the above andotherobjects,;in view,

the invention resides in the novel construction, combinationandarrangement iof'parts, i which will be hereinafter-specifically; de-.scribed, illustrated in-the annexed drawings, I H 1 ,rai

and claimed in the appended claim.) 1, v

:provide a= 'fish ",platewfi adgptedtlto be bolted also allowed betweenthe rail and fish plate rail-road spike v12. For this purpose',lproieadi1y seenthat the;1 i1,1joint of m o. 7 of a in theab tt ge o v-entheta-m ttl wi we ide il ;-shqw es t san t ned, em t me asupp t a 2.:che telu s a spacel'l'b inga w spikes, a fish plate on sand rails, bolts100 for the purpose of adjustment. Bolts '8 are 'fiangeon the railchair, nuts 9 holding the joint securely in the usual well known man-'ner. Fish plate 6 is provided with extended feet 7 and the rail chair isprovided with extendedfeet 3', which feet are adapted to be boltedtogether and to the tie by means of a video feet 3" of the 'railchairand feet 7 of the fish plate' with square holes therethrough, which aredesignated respectively, by numerals 11 and 10. Square hole 1G ispreferably spacedfarther out from'the edge of the rail flange'tha'n men,in order that spike 12 may engage the. inner edge of hole 1O,'and thusforce the'fish plate again t I also xpiotide as their; 31 with spacedapart lugs such; as 13-,fand1prOvi'de" said lugs with, {verticalperforationslito iadmitia rail spike 15; The under face of chairdisproflv ded wi h:l ngi ud nal sh r e e r b :whi' h re:tenets e i sur ltie upon e ht w In'the accompanymgdrawings,whereinf,5From"the.foregoingfdescriptioni willp be the preferred :embodimentofmy invention is illustrated, like reference characters refer] to like;or corresponding parts throughout;

the severalviews.

V- I Figure 1.is a perspectiveview of tthe rail;

- Y joint of my -.invention. ;Fig 2lis a vertical sectionalview'jthrough the-same.

itionprovidessimple andgineit' v placement Qof While'I have descrlbedand. own.

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ma yetway awit t $1, road spi e 1l omt; he omb ends it the chair andfish plate to the mils, feet on the perforation in the chair beingpositionm the chair projecting from beneath the rail, to be engaged. bythe spike to force the chair 10 feet on the fish plate positioned t0rest upon and fish plate together against the will.

the feet on the chair, and the feet of the 5 chair and fish plate havingregistering per- 1 ISAAC H. PEYTON.

foretions adapted to receive railroad spikes Witnesses: therethrough,the inner wall of the perfom- Enw. PREE,

tion in the fish plate and. the outer wall of MARGARET Essnmenn.

